A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t like to shop with others, and I’m not a person. However, we for the mall together at last.
We visited nearly every , and she tried on dress after dress, them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew .
, at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the room with her, I watched as she tried, with much , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the that came up involuntarily.
Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable .
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most hands in the world.
1.A. simply B. finally C. actually D. normally
2.A. patient B. honest C. respectful D. trustworthy
3.A. took off B. kept off C. got off D. set off
4.A. person B. store C. assistant D. boss
5.A. remembering B. buying C. rejecting D. recommending
6.A. frustrated B. worried C. tired D. upset
7.A. Immediately B. Finally C. Traditionally D. Quietly
8.A. sitting B. dining C. dressing D. waiting
9.A. time B. pride C. experience D. difficulty
10.A. gave off B. gave away C. gave way D. gave up
11.A. tears B. money C. expression D. feeling
12.A. off B. out C. on D. over
13.A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain
14.A. sense B. belief C. vision D. consciousness
15.A. loving B. lively C. live D. alive
16.A. first of all B. most of all C. all in all D. after all
17.A. style B. fashion C. manner D. form
18.A. took B. made C. removed D. replaced
19.A. sorrow B. disappointment C. regret D. surprise
20.A. common B. effective C. beautiful D. useful
高三英语完形填空中等难度题
A few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. I don’t like to shop with others, and I’m not a person. However, we for the mall together at last.
We visited nearly every , and she tried on dress after dress, them all. As the day went on, I grew tired and my mother grew .
, at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. The blouse had a bow at the neckline. As I stood in the room with her, I watched as she tried, with much , to tie it. Her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldn’t do it. Immediately, my impatience to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. I turned away to hide the that came up involuntarily.
Regaining my calmness, I turned back to tie the bow for her. The dress was beautiful, and she bought it. Our shopping trip was , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. For the rest of the day, my kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the of my mother’s hands trying to tie that bow. Those hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable .
Later in the evening, I went to my mother’s room, her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her , told her that to me they were the most hands in the world.
1.A. simply B. finally C. actually D. normally
2.A. patient B. honest C. respectful D. trustworthy
3.A. took off B. kept off C. got off D. set off
4.A. person B. store C. assistant D. boss
5.A. remembering B. buying C. rejecting D. recommending
6.A. frustrated B. worried C. tired D. upset
7.A. Immediately B. Finally C. Traditionally D. Quietly
8.A. sitting B. dining C. dressing D. waiting
9.A. time B. pride C. experience D. difficulty
10.A. gave off B. gave away C. gave way D. gave up
11.A. tears B. money C. expression D. feeling
12.A. off B. out C. on D. over
13.A. head B. mind C. heart D. brain
14.A. sense B. belief C. vision D. consciousness
15.A. loving B. lively C. live D. alive
16.A. first of all B. most of all C. all in all D. after all
17.A. style B. fashion C. manner D. form
18.A. took B. made C. removed D. replaced
19.A. sorrow B. disappointment C. regret D. surprise
20.A. common B. effective C. beautiful D. useful
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It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.
As the boxes of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap my hands around the corner of one of them. I lifted it off and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (纹身) were an obvious passion of his.
I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.”
My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The kindness of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (先入为主) I may have had. I will never forget it.
1.What does the underlined word “chum” mean in Paragraph1?
A.Gifts. B.Food.
C.Goods. D.Souvenirs.
2.Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?
A.The author didn't want to buy it. B.The man needed it more.
C.The author was frightened by the man. D.The man got the box first.
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.The Best Christmas Gift. B.The Largest Man I Have Ever Seen.
C.An Unforgettable Bike. D.A Shopping Experience.
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My 83-year-old mother came to live with me a year ago last November. She was very ill and I had to put my life on hold to care for her.
Each morning, I got her up and dressed her and made her breakfast and sat with her. I rushed for a bowl when she felt sick, and lit fires to keep her warm. I cooked and persuaded her to take a few bites.
It’s a hard job caring for a sick or dying parent, whoever you are. But it was especially hard for me, I feel, because I am a doctor myself. I couldn’t help looking at her in two different ways. The medical professional saw a body and scrutinized it with the coldness that medicine requires. But the daughter saw the woman who had given birth to me, wiped my nose, sent me off to college and had been a constant presence in my life for over half a century.
Also, my mother didn’t appreciate how hard it was for me to care for her. I remember an exchange between her and the nurse who came to see her once a week:
“You could get some more help with care.”
“Oh, I don’t think I need that,” Mom said.
Mom didn’t understand that the help would have taken some of the burden off me. None of the treatments her doctors gave her worked, and finally her life became about comfort. She refused painkillers (止痛药) for a long time, but finally the pain convinced her. And when she accepted the painkillers she accepted the fact that she would die.
Illness and needs took us across personal boundaries I’d never before considered. And yet, while living and being and dying with Mom I witnessed something precious dawning. We became closer. We shared so many stories from our past that it was as if our memories had become one.
In the past our relationship had been difficult. We had often argued. But when the end came, both of us simply accepted that we looked at the world in different ways. We were daughter and mother and we loved each other. That was all that mattered.
1.Why was taking care of her mom especially hard for the author?
A.She was too busy living her own life.
B.She and her mom had a difficult relationship.
C.She was too old to attend to her mom carefully.
D.She viewed her mom both as a patient and a loved one.
2.The underlined word “scrutinized” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.
A.held B.checked
C.ignored D.left
3.How did the author probably feel about the conversation between her mom and the nurse?
A.Helpful. B.Thankful.
C.Surprised. D.Depressed.
4.What did the author learn from the experience of looking after her sick mother?
A.Love is more important than differences.
B.Being alive was the most important thing.
C.We should learn to understand other people.
D.It was better for family members to live independently of each other.
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A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of ______ , ____ her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash(绳子), her mother would have been ____ to it as a means of pulling her along to _____ the rush of other shoppers.
I ____ and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a _____ on a piece of paper. _____ rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me ____ I could show her where she could find it and I want to enjoy her ____ for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I ___ its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and _____ conversation.
I said to her daughter, “ ____ some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “_____ her ,” I said. “When she's gone, it's the little _____ that will come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was ____ . I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her ____ .
Together they made their way toward the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, _____ the holiday crowds. Then the daughter _____ and immediately regarded her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with ____ unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and _____ guided her back into the crowd.
1.A. warmth B. strictness C. impatience D. depression
2.A. fixing B. checking C. adjusting D. winding
3.A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. stuck
4.A. keep step with B. get away from C. keep off D. escape from
5.A. jumped over B. walked over C. sat still D. lined up
6.A. receipt B. title C. theme D. subject
7.A. Rather than B. Apart from C. Afraid of D. Worrying about
8.A. because B. though C. so D. unless
9.A. time B. stay C. company D. conversation
10.A. changed B. described C. updated D. ignored
11.A. serious B. meaningless C. rough D. casual
12.A. Offer B. Mind C. Take D. Have
13.A. Forgive B. Seize C. Follow D. Cherish
14.A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
15.A. true B. impossible C. unusual D. rare
16.A. different B. puzzled C. upset D. critical
17.A. expecting B. observing C. approaching D. blaming
18.A. glanced over B. looked down C. watched out D. set out
19.A. suddenly B. gradually C. apparently D. basically
20.A. smoothly B. gently C. wisely D. hurriedly
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A few years ago I asked my children’s governess, Julia Vassilyevna, to come into my study.
“ Sit down, Julia Vassilyevna,” I said.“Let’s settle our accounts. Although you most likely need some money, you stand on ceremony and won’t ask for it yourself. Now then, we agree on thirty rubles a month…”
“ Forty.”
“ No, thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay the governess thirty. Now then, you’ve been here two months, so…”
“ Two months and five days.”
“ Exactly two months. I made a specific note of it. That means you have sixty rubles coming to you. Subtract nine Sundays… you know you didn’t work with Kolya on Sundays, you only took walks. And three holidays…”
Julia Vassilyevna flushed a deep red and picked at the flounce of her dress, but--- not a word.
“ Three holidays, therefore take off twelve rubles. Four days Kolya was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied only with Vanya. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven---nineteen. Subtract…that leaves…hmm…forty-one rubles. Correct?”
Julia Vassilyena’s left eye reddened and filled with moisture. Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but---not a word.
“ Around New Year’s you broke a teacup and saucer: take off two rubles. The cup cost more, it was an heirloom, but---let it go. When didn’t I take a loss? Then, due to your neglect, Kolya climbed a tree and tore his jacket: take off ten. Also due to your heedlessness the maid stole Vanya’s shoes. You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it. So, that means five more rubles off. The tenth of January I gave you ten rubles…”
“ You didn’t ” whispered Julia Vassilyevna.
“ But I made a note of it.”
“ Well…all right.”
“ Take twenty-seven from forty-one ---that leaves fourteen.”
Both eyes filled with tears. Perspiration appeared on the thin, pretty little nose. Poor girl!
“ Only once was I given any money,” she said in a trembling voice, “ and that was by your wife. Three rubles, nothing more.”
“ Really? You see now, and I didn’t make a note of it! Take three from fourteen… leaves eleven. Here’s your money, my dear. Three , three, three, one and one. Here it is!”
I handed her eleven rubles. She took them and with trembling fingers stuffed them into her pocket.
“ Merci,” she whispered.
I jumped up and started pacing the room. I was overcome with anger.
“ For what, this ---‘merci’?” I asked.
“ For the money.”
“ But you know I’ve cheated you, God’s sake---robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci’?”
“ In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”
“ They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you … I’m going to give you the entire eighty rubles! Here they are in an envelope all ready for you… Is it really possible to be so spineless? Why don’t you protest? Why be silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws--- to be such a nincompoop?”
She smiled crookedly and I read in her expression: “ It is possible.”
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and , to her great surprise, gave her the eighty rubles. She murmured her litter “merci” several times and went out. I looked after her and thought: “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”
1.When the employer called Julia Vassilyevna in to talk with him, what he really wanted to do was _______
A. to settle their accounts
B. to criticize her for neglecting her duties as a governess.
C. to play a joke on her so as to amuse himself.
D. to teach her not to be so spineless.
2.The employer made all those criticisms about Julia Vassiliyevna’s work because __________
A. she had neglected her duties.
B. he wanted to pay her as little money as possible.
C. he wanted to make her realize that she was being cheated and protest against it.
D. he wanted to make her feel miserable.
3. Julia Vassilyevna accepted everything her employer said because ________
A. she had in fact neglected her duties.
B. she was a very dumb girl.
C. she thought it was of no use to protest to her employer.
D. she loved the children she taught.
4. The employer became very angry when Julia Vassilyevna said “ Merci” because ________
A. she didn’t say “Merci” loudly.
B. she didn’t protest to him.
C. he thought that by simply saying “ Merci” she wasn’t polite enough.
D. he didn’t like the way in which she stuffed the money into per pocket and expressed her thanks.
5. The text is about _______
A. how a governess was cheated by her employer.
B. how an employer tried to teach the governess a cruel lesson.
C. how a governess was fired by her employer for being a nincompoop.
D. how an employer punished the governess for not having done a good job.
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I remember that it was a few years ago, an old woman stepped into my video store, along with her daughter. The_______was displaying a serious state of impatience, _______her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a leash（绳子）, her mother would have been_______to it as a means of pulling her along to_______the rush of other shoppers.
Walking over, I asked_______I could help her. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a _______on a piece of paper. _______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to_______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her_______for a moment. As we walked along the back of the store, I________its floor plan (平面图): old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fictions. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and ________conversation.
I said to her daughter, “_______some advice?” “Of course not,” said the daughter. “Cherish ________,” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s the little ________that come back to you. Times like this. I know.” It was ________. I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her ________.
Together they made their way towards the store's resting area. They sat there for a moment, side by side, _______the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and immediately ______ her mother lovingly. And slowly she placed her arm with ______unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and ________guided her back into the crowd.
1.A.merchant B.waitress C.mother D.daughter
2.A.fixing B.removing C.checking D.adjusting
3.A.fastened B.devoted C.accustomed D.applied
4.A.break away from B.make way for C.get along with D.keep pace with
5.A.when B.whether C.why D.how
6.A.tip B.title C.ticket D.receipt
7.A.Apart from B.As to C.Rather than D.Regardless of
8.A.communicate B.jog C.trade D.walk
9.A.stay B.holiday C.company D.time
10.A.described B.blamed C.appreciated D.corrected
11.A.casual B.attractive C.severe D.convincing
12.A.Prepare B.Mind C.Lack D.Offer
13.A.her B.me C.herself D.yourself
14.A.feelings B.presents C.chances D.moments
15.A.reasonable B.possible C.true D.appropriate
16.A.desperate B.upset C.puzzled D.astonished
17.A.approaching B.evaluating C.observing D.expecting
18.A.attended B.found C.recognized D.watched
19.A.apparently B.suddenly C.basically D.gradually
20.A.accidentally B.gently C.smoothly D.randomly
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A few years ago, an elderly woman entered my video store, along with her daughter. The______was showing an air of impatience,______her watch every few seconds. If the daughter had possessed a rope, she would have ______ her mother to it as a means of pulling her along.
The old woman began to pick DVDs herself. I walked over and asked ______I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a________on a piece of paper.______rushing off to find the DVD for the woman, I asked her to______with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her______for a moment. Something about her movements ______ the memories of my own mother, who’d _____. As we walked along the back of the store, I described what was on the shelves: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip" and ______ conversation.
I said to her daughter,“_____some advice?”“ Of course not,” said the daughter. “____her” I said. “When she’s gone, it’s those precious ______that will come back to you. Times like this, I know.” It was_______ .I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I’d used my impatience to make her______ .
Together they ____ their way toward the store’s exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side,______the holiday crowds. Then the daughter glanced over and looked at her mother lovingly. And slowly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection ______ her mother’s shoulders and______guided her back into the crowd.
1.A. mother B. daughter C. merchant D. waitress
2.A. checking B. fixing C. adjusting D. removing
3.A. accustomed B. fastened C. applied D. devoted
4.A. why B. when C. how D. if
5.A. receipt B. ticket C. title D. tip
6.A. Instead of B. Regardless of C. Apart from D. As to
7.A. jog B. trade C. walk D. communicate
8.A. holiday B. time C. stay D. company
9.A. called on B. called for C. called up D. called in
10.A. died away B. passed away C. moved away D. given away
11.A. meaningless B. convincing C. serious D. casual
12.A. Offer B. Lack C. Mind D. Prepare
13.A. Seize B. Cherish C. Forgive D. Leave
14.A. chances B. feelings C. moments D. presents
15.A. true B. appropriate C. reasonable D. impossible
16.A. puzzled B. astonished C. desperate D. upset
17.A. took B. made C. felt D. headed
18.A. observing B. expecting C. approaching D. following
19.A. around B. against C. beneath D. down
20.A. deliberately B. hurriedly C. randomly D. gently
高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
She is ____with her mother this afternoon.
| A．going to shopping | B．going shopping | C．going to be shopping | D．go to shop |
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A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to Buffalo she’s become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it’s very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don’t air very much on television I’ve had to look for different ways to watch hockey games.
I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don’t work. Either the site doesn’t really give you what they advertise or their video player doesn’t work properly. But finally I’ve found one website that actually works.
Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don’t have to download any kind of special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching.
The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business, entertainment, music and sports. You’re not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch the latest episode of Heroes or Grey’s Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN.
There is also a movie section. Each movie channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics, comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24 hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already been released but already released movies don’t go back farther than a couple of months.
So far I haven’t had any problems with Free Tube’s video player either. Whenever I choose a channel, the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube is that there is currently a glitch if you’re using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can’t select another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you’re using Firefox, the only way to switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choosing what channel you want to go to. However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away.
If you’re missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey’s Anatomy or Heroes, this isn’t really a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren’t aware of; there are several good stations to be found.
1.The author mainly ________ in this passage.
A. tells us his experience in using the Web
B. introduces Free Tube to the readers
C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube
D. shows us how to enjoy films online
2.The author got interested in watching hockey games ________
A. because he is a sports fan
B. due to his sister’s influence
C. since everyone enjoys the games
D. because he has nothing to do all day long
3.From the passage we can learn that ______________
A. the author is also very fond of movies
B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies
C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America
D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online
4. The underlined word “glitch” probably means _________
A. cover B. change C. note D. fault
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A few years ago,I boarded a plane to Disney World with my 8-year -old kid Lucas.
Even before boarding,I was filled with_______. Lucas is an autistic (自闭症) boy.Traveling outside his comfort zone can sometimes be_______for Lucas. I was worried other passengers might not understand_______Lucas communicated with the world.
Worse sill,we were seated next to a man who_______to be hard boiled.As the plane_______ ,so did my boy's excitement level and my own worry.I could even_________ the unpleasant remarks this man might have for my excited son.
As Lucas began to play with an app on his iPad,he screamed with joy and _______his hands as loudly as he could.I began to_______,trying to quiet my son so that he wouldn't_______the other passengers. I noticed the hard-boiled man paying attention from the________ of my eye. He leaned closer to me and I even got________to begin a verbal fight.
However,the man________ said,“You know ,you don't have to keep him quiet for me. You can let him have fun.”It was the________thing I expected,and I didn't know what to say________“thank you”.
The kindness of that man will always be a(n)________to me that there are always people who want to enter our world and understand my wonderful boy.
1.A.confidence B.pride C.excitement D.anxiety
2.A.enjoyable B.tricky C.curious D.considerate
3.A.when B.how C.why D.where
4.A.appeared B.pretended C.preferred D.promised
5.A.broke down B.touched down C.took off D.pulled out
6.A.anticipate B.bear C.acknowledge D.witness
7.A.shook B.waved C.raised D.clapped
8.A.wonder B.complain C.sweat D.argue
9.A.disappoint B.motivate C.puzzle D.disturb
10.A.corner B.bottom C.top D.center
11.A.inspired B.prepared C.excited D.determined
12.A.simply B.rarely C.roughly D.totally
13.A.typical B.exact C.last D.first
14.A.or rather B.other than C.rather than D.more than
15.A.symbol B.experience C.warning D.reminder
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